At least 5 years that the rumor comes and go. But this time the rumor that Harley-Davidson would release very soon a liquid cooled line up, or at least a few models, is stronger than ever. Some even speculate that the 2012 models year could be Harley-Davidson historic switch from air to liquid cooled motorcycles. […]
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2012 Harley-Davidson Liquid Cooled Engines?
Published by June 17th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Events.Hollister. Corbin’s Rider Appreciation Weekend. July 1-3, 2011.
Published by June 16th, 2011 in Editorial and Events.Despite the fact that the Hollister Official Rally no more exists, we are just a a couple weeks away of the Second Annual Corbin’s Rider Appreciation Day, an event initiated by Mike Corbin and quickly becoming a motorcycle rally of its own. Proof of it, the “Independence Day Corbin Welcome Party” July 1-3, is already attracting […]
32nd Annual J&P Cycles Open House June 25 and 26, 2011.
Published by June 15th, 2011 in Editorial and Events.One event that never stopped to grow is the Annual J&P Cycles Open House. Last year, more than 20,000 people attended the weekend event and more are expected for the 2011 edition. Reasons of success?
Performance Machine Trike Wheels For Free
Published by June 14th, 2011 in Editorial, Events and Wheels.Editor Genevieve Schmitt animates several niche Web magazines in the powersports industry. She just revamped one of them, Trike Riders Now, and celebrates its new look and content (new user-focused features including Trike Classified and Trike Forum) by giving you the opportunity to win one unbelievable grand prize—a set of custom trike wheels valued at […]
Orange County Choppers. Lawsuits Settled. Headquarters In Foreclosure.
Published by June 14th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.You ask me all the time what’s going on regarding the lawsuit and counter-lawsuit between OCC/Paul Teutul Sr and PJD/Paul Teutul Jr. and the status of the Orange County Choppers headquarters’ building. First, all lawsuits between the parties have been settled. The settlement being confidential with no parties able to disclose the terms, you will […]
Harley-Davidson Museum New Exhibit. 108 Years Of Artifacts And Oddities Revealed.
Published by June 12th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.The Milwaukee Harley-Davidson Museum is a wonderful place to visit. Even more now with this new exhibit of crazy cool stuff that Harley stored during 108 years away from the public eye. Named “Collection X: Weird, Wild Wonders of the Harley-Davidson Museum”, this unique exhibition offers all Summer long a peek at wild stuff and oddities […]
Hamsters USA Raffling Roland Sands Customized Harley-Davidson Sportster To Benefit Kids Hospital
Published by June 10th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.In Sturgis every year, the international motorcycle group Hamsters USA sponsors an event to benefit the non-profit organization Children’s Care Hospital in Rapid City. This year, the group organizes a raffle with a custom Roland Sands Design Harley- Davidson Nightster as the grand prize. Justyn Amstutz and Eagle Rider San Diego donated the bike to the […]
The Republic Of Texas Rally (ROT) in Austin, Texas debuted today June 9, 2011 and will last all weekend. The epicenter of the event is at the Travis County Expo, east of the city but spreads all over the Austin area. This year, a big warning by the Austin Police Department, It will be a […]
Breaking News. Broken Relation At The Broken Spoke. Jay Allen Steps Away.
Published by June 8th, 2011 in Editorial and Events.Since several years, the company Target Logistics is sharing with Jay Allen ownership in all Broken Spoke establishments (Sturgis Broken Spoke Campground, Daytona FL Broken Spoke, Laconia NH Broken Spoke) with the exception of the original Broken Spoke Saloon in downtown Sturgis on Lazelle Street still fully owned by Jay. I was quite surprised when I […]
Evidently, all manufacturers want you to demo their bikes. This year, Harley-Davidson and Victory are making huge efforts to convince you to twist the throttle of their new models and to compare to what you currently ride… or to what you just test rode at the competitor demo site. Victory incites you by offering you […]
Victory Cross Country Recall. A recent recall announcement filed with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration include reports of flawed motorcycle handlebar assemblies on certain Victory Cross Country motorcycles from the 2011 model year that could cause riders to suddenly lose control. Problem comes from improperly machined handlebar clamps or risers, and as a result […]
Sport Bikers Shut Down Highway, Do Stunts. Police Can Only Watch.
Published by June 5th, 2011 in Editorial, Events and Videos.It happened in Texas last weekend. In Dallas, a group of sport bike riders want to pay tribute to 2 fallen buddies. They block traffic on 75 Central Expressway, do tricks, paint the highway. Police officers show up but can only watch bikers escape because of a strict department chase policy. Reaction of bikers who […]
Most of you don’t wear a tie, so don’t expect (?) to receive one for Father’s Day (June 19.) What about a belt better than other belts. A Fire Hose Belt handmade from previously used fire hoses. Talk about recycling… Each one is unique and may include some distress marks proving it has seen some action […]
Build Your Own Custom Bike Under The Supervision Of A Pro Custom Builder
Published by June 4th, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.It’s called the BYOB (Build Your Own Bike). An idea of JC & Jimmie at Three Two Choppers. The program is for all those who have thought about building their own motorcycles but don’t know how to start. You know how to turn a wrench, but don’t feel you have all the knowledge needed to […]
First Victory Police Motorcycles Delivered
Published by June 2nd, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.On February 28th, I reported the launch of Victory Police Motorcycles, not a division born at Polaris Industries headquarters, but from the initiative of a Victory Dealer in Tucson Arizona (Mike Shultz and Nita Buckner) with the support of a motor officer named Shawn Ramsey. The enterprise was founded on the belief of its founders […]
NAACP Files Class Action Lawsuit Againt Myrtle Beach For Alleged Discrimination During Black Bike Week
Published by June 1st, 2011 in Editorial and Events.The 2011 Black Bike Week (May 26-30) in Myrtle Beach, SC just ended and the NAACP has already filed a class action lawsuit against the city for its alleged pattern of discrimination against black bikers. Each year the civil rights group is in town to monitor fairness of rally compared to the Harley-Davidson event held […]
Fantasizing Of Becoming Bonneville New Rollie Free (Part 2)
Published by June 1st, 2011 in Builders, Customs, Editorial and Events.Laurent Dutruel at Zen Motorcycles is closer to his Bonneville dream. His custom bike, a tribute to Masayuki Morimoto’s boardtracker Harley, is completed and first road tests and tuning are going on (see video after the jump.) Laurent Dutruel will try to nail a land speed record in the 1000 A-PG class, (less than 1000 […]
Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. Gets Judgment Against Little Sturgis Rally & Races.
Published by May 31st, 2011 in Events.Officials with Sturgis Motorcycle Rally, Inc. announced today that they have settled the lawsuit with a Kentucky entity formerly billing itself as the “Little Sturgis Rally.” As a part of the agreement, the Kentucky group has agreed to change both its corporate and trade name, eliminating the word mark Sturgis® when used in connection with […]
Before you are tempted to send me flames, let me mention very clearly that this is not a political post – I don’t write any in my blog – and that my statements would be the same with any politician of either side. During this Memorial Day weekend, the “Rolling Thunder” brings street closures, sound […]
The Broken Spoke Saloon Laconia party is less than 2 week away, starting on Friday, June 10th. From then through the next nine days, the world’s biggest biker bar will be a prime destination during Laconia Motorcycle Week. The Broken spoke will be celebrating in style as they play host to some of the hottest […]
A couple of sportbike riders enjoy a Sunday ride in Bracken County, Kentucky. One of them is passing a slow moving red F-150 truck. Yes, to do this he crosses a double yellow line. But the worst part is the truck driver, as retaliation, trying to swerve sharply on his left to run the biker […]
Harley-Davidson Hits The Road With Willie Nelson’s Tour. To Attract Youth?
Published by May 26th, 2011 in Builders, Editorial and Events.When I learned yesterday that Harley-Davidson Motor Company is launching the Summer Willie Nelson’s Country Throwdown with 25 dates across the country to promote its Dark Custom Motorcycles line, I was very surprised. Nothing against Willie Nelson. He is an iconic American country singer-songwriter, author, poet, actor, and activist. But he is 78! In the […]
While at the Cannes Festival in France to promote a new documentary named “The Big Fix” about the BP Gulf oil spill, Peter Fonda made comments that could be construed as threats against President Obama. And because there is a federal law prohibiting to threaten the President, will he face legal trouble? Peter Fonda “I’m training my […]
Roland Sands Design Grand Opening. RSD has moved to a new location in Los Alamitos, California. The 5,900 sq.ft. headquarters is a design and development center, a custom motorcycles shop and for the 1st time a retail store. Roland Sands was founded in 2005 and since then, Roland has built many ground breaking customs and […]
The Annual Riding Into History is a superb event held in May in St. Augustine, Florida featuring each year about 300 to 400 antique, vintage, race and custom bikes from all over America and Europe. Faithful reader and photographer great John Adams was on location and shot hundreds of pictures. I picked some close-ups showing […]
Funny. President Obama Unstoppable Limo Get Stuck On Small Ramp.
Published by May 24th, 2011 in Editorial and Events.Wherever our President travels, a fleet of armored limos is being shipped for transportation. Yesterday Obama was in Dublin where his limo, a vehicle that can withstand everything except a nuclear bomb attack, breached itself on a tiny ramp. His security staff didn’t know what to do to free the limo…Did you say vulnerable?
